mintiefresh@piefed.ca to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours ago60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast marketwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1656arrow-down14
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minus-squarehraegsvelmir@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 hours ago why bother if that’s the case? I always understood part of the appeal of building your own being that you could go PC of Theseus on it and upgrade parts gradually over time, rather than having to drop $1,500-$2,000 all in one go.
minus-squareCaptPretentious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 minutes agoFor me, it’s the way better warranty. Granted, most of these companies aren’t what they used to be.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoThis is what I do. The only parts left from the original build are a pair of 2TB HDDs installed back when it was a Win7 system.
I always understood part of the appeal of building your own being that you could go PC of Theseus on it and upgrade parts gradually over time, rather than having to drop $1,500-$2,000 all in one go.
For me, it’s the way better warranty. Granted, most of these companies aren’t what they used to be.
This is what I do. The only parts left from the original build are a pair of 2TB HDDs installed back when it was a Win7 system.